Friday, 17 April 2009

Having moved on from my literature review (finally!) and onto the first chapter of my Ph.D, I have a recommendation for those of you who have an interest in Scottish politics and devolution.

I'm currently reading The State of the Nations 2008 edited by Alan Trench, which provides an overview of devolved politics in the UK from 2007 until early 2008, recounting the challenges faced by respective governments in Scotland and Wales, their successes and failures and the every-growing turf-war between Westminster and the devolved legislatures. It's part of a series of books charting devolution from its first year (1999-2000) through several volumes (2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005) to the most updated volume.

Nice words

"Malc is an expert on Scottish nationalism. [He] knows what he's talking about - the thinking man's SNP voter." politics.co.uk

"A veritable all rounder with a strong mix of politics, humour, sport and always something different coming out from his now look website. Distinctly, commendably and refreshingly non-partisan." SNP Tactical Voting

"Malc [has] got gradually Greener as time has passed, the intrinsic merit of his writing, especially the posts backed up with real quality research." James at Two Doctors

"We can't do without your voice of reason!" Caron's Musings (I think that was somewhat in jest),

"When [he does] say something it's usually interesting and worth reading or debating." Ideas of Civilisation"Nice to see some of his research work coming into his posts, and his blog also seems a bit more personal than last year, which only serves to enhance the quality." Holyrood Patter"[Malc] isn't scared of the Tartan Tory tag to be fair, not that he'll thank me publicly for saying it." SNP Tactical Voting (He's wrong - I am scared of it).

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